Bipap Machine
A BiPAP machine (Bi-Level Positive Airway Pressure) is a non-invasive device that introduces positive pressure when a sleep apnea patient breathes in and lowers the air pressure when a patient breathes out. Therefore, the BiPAP has adjustable pressures that are preset: EPAP (exhalation pressure) and IPAP (inhalation pressure). The BiPAP machine can also feature a timer for breaths per minute (BPM).
When sleeping the patient doesn’t need to take a breath, the BiPAP machine increases air pressure, creating artificial breathing for the sleeping person. The air pressure then decreases, allowing the person to exhale. Because the sleeper’s breathing varies, so does the BiPAP’s pressure, allowing the pressure drop to vary according to the needs of the sleeping individual. This ability to vary air pressure allows the sleeper to exert less energy to exhale and sleep deeper. Thus aleviating some of the more severe symptoms assoiciated with central sleep apnea disorder.
